Presbyterian Healthcare 
2003 News Releases
Center for Preventive Cardiology Publishes Heart-Healthy Cookbook
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June 26, 2003 Contact: Kevin M. McCarthy, Presbyterian Healthcare, 704-384-9669 |
According to a new study released today, individuals who follow a Mediterranean-style diet are at less risk of dying from heart disease. The study, led by the University of Athens Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health, found that a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, olive oil and fish, combined with an active lifestyle, has a significant impact on reducing cardiovascular disease mortality.
The effectiveness of the Mediterranean diet on heart health helped inspire the new Presbyterian Center for Preventive Cardiology's cookbook, "Eat Your Heart Out." The publication features the Mediterranean diet, as well as guidelines for reducing cardiovascular risk, and is now available for purchase.
So what makes this cookbook different from the countless others out there? Compiled by a team of heart disease prevention experts and endorsed by a nationally known cardiologist, this book is designed for individuals who are looking for more than a diet du jour. "Eat Your Heart Out" is a guide to making wise decisions in one of heart healths most difficult-to-conquer areas - eating.
Most cookbooks, even those that are nutrition-based, stop with the "how-to" of healthy eating. The Presbyterian cookbook incorporates the "why." With chapters entitled Heart Health Assessment, Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease, Don't Forget to Exercise and Adopting a Healthier Food Plan, this book covers the nuts and bolts of a heart-healthy lifestyle and then provides the tools, in the form of recipes and eating plans, to help individuals make a change for life.
"We're really excited about this publication," said Jan Wagoner, director of the Presbyterian Center for Preventive Cardiology. "Educating individuals about the prevention of heart disease is much more effective when you can provide them with something they can apply to their everyday lives."
The Center offers a comprehensive range of programs aimed at preventing and managing heart disease. Services and programs include cardiovascular risk assessments, nutrition counseling, lipid management and heart-healthy cooking classes featuring recipes from the cookbook.
"The cookbook really brings the whole picture together as far as what we do here on a daily basis," Wagoner said. "We've packed it with information on controlling risk factors for heart disease, tried and true heart-healthy recipes, and sample meal plans to help readers bring it all together."
Presbyterian Healthcare recently challenged its employees to adopt a healthy eating plan of their own in an effort to promote heart health and overall wellness. The 10-week program entitled, Take Off A Ton, saw 575 employees shed a total of 2,700 pounds. Weekly rallies held throughout the program featured dieticians and exercise physiologists from the Presbyterian Center for Preventive Cardiology sharing health-tips and insight from the "Eat Your Heart Out" cookbook.
The Take Off A Ton program was so successful at Presbyterian that the Center decided to use it as a way to promote heart health among area companies and the general public. Any individual or organization looking for a healthy program to lose weight using education, exercise and support can call the Presbyterian Center for Preventive Cardiology to sign up for the 10-week program.
For more information about "Eat Your Heart Out," Take Off A Ton or the many other services offered at the Presbyterian Center for Preventive Cardiology, the public can call 704-384-5043. Copies of the cookbook can be purchased for $20 each by calling the same number or by visiting the Center at 125 Baldwin Ave. in Charlotte.
The effectiveness of the Mediterranean diet on heart health helped inspire the new Presbyterian Center for Preventive Cardiology's cookbook, "Eat Your Heart Out." The publication features the Mediterranean diet, as well as guidelines for reducing cardiovascular risk, and is now available for purchase.
So what makes this cookbook different from the countless others out there? Compiled by a team of heart disease prevention experts and endorsed by a nationally known cardiologist, this book is designed for individuals who are looking for more than a diet du jour. "Eat Your Heart Out" is a guide to making wise decisions in one of heart healths most difficult-to-conquer areas - eating.
Most cookbooks, even those that are nutrition-based, stop with the "how-to" of healthy eating. The Presbyterian cookbook incorporates the "why." With chapters entitled Heart Health Assessment, Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease, Don't Forget to Exercise and Adopting a Healthier Food Plan, this book covers the nuts and bolts of a heart-healthy lifestyle and then provides the tools, in the form of recipes and eating plans, to help individuals make a change for life.
"We're really excited about this publication," said Jan Wagoner, director of the Presbyterian Center for Preventive Cardiology. "Educating individuals about the prevention of heart disease is much more effective when you can provide them with something they can apply to their everyday lives."
The Center offers a comprehensive range of programs aimed at preventing and managing heart disease. Services and programs include cardiovascular risk assessments, nutrition counseling, lipid management and heart-healthy cooking classes featuring recipes from the cookbook.
"The cookbook really brings the whole picture together as far as what we do here on a daily basis," Wagoner said. "We've packed it with information on controlling risk factors for heart disease, tried and true heart-healthy recipes, and sample meal plans to help readers bring it all together."
Presbyterian Healthcare recently challenged its employees to adopt a healthy eating plan of their own in an effort to promote heart health and overall wellness. The 10-week program entitled, Take Off A Ton, saw 575 employees shed a total of 2,700 pounds. Weekly rallies held throughout the program featured dieticians and exercise physiologists from the Presbyterian Center for Preventive Cardiology sharing health-tips and insight from the "Eat Your Heart Out" cookbook.
The Take Off A Ton program was so successful at Presbyterian that the Center decided to use it as a way to promote heart health among area companies and the general public. Any individual or organization looking for a healthy program to lose weight using education, exercise and support can call the Presbyterian Center for Preventive Cardiology to sign up for the 10-week program.
For more information about "Eat Your Heart Out," Take Off A Ton or the many other services offered at the Presbyterian Center for Preventive Cardiology, the public can call 704-384-5043. Copies of the cookbook can be purchased for $20 each by calling the same number or by visiting the Center at 125 Baldwin Ave. in Charlotte.
